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February 21, 2006
Data mining to receive more congressional oversight, researchers say
An article in Congressional Quarterly by Zack Phillips (2/16/2006) delves into a Congressional Research Service report entitled "Data Mining and Homeland Security: An Overview" (1/27/2006)
According to the report, data mining projects will be subject to increasing scrutiny and congressional oversight in the coming years. Phillips says although the data mining process has great potential for tracking terrorists through immigration, travel records, communications or financial transactions, the recent discontent with secret surveillance programs by the National Security Agency have raised congressional concern.
Posted by Meredith Mazzotta at February 21, 2006 01:04 PM
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